Example sentences of "he [vb past] the car " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chris was very quiet and she still did not say much as he threaded the car through the morning traffic . |
| 2 | On the forecourt he unlocked the car and threw the diaries across on to the passenger seat before sliding in behind the wheel . |
| 3 | He unlocked the car , clicked off the interior light and pushed her across to the passenger seat . |
| 4 | He unlocked the car and they climbed in , Adam throwing his bag into the back . |
| 5 | He unlocked the car door , holding it for her while she slipped inside with a quiet murmur of thanks . |
| 6 | He passed the cars in the driveway . |
| 7 | He sold the car in part exchange for another vehicle ( which was also for his business use ) . |
| 8 | With some difficulty he got the car to start and drove slowly along the middle of the road . |
| 9 | He found the car keys and availed himself thereof . |
| 10 | He let the car forwards , down the hill , and on to the white road that led across the lake bed . |
| 11 | He let the car drift to the kerb and stopped with the lights off , watching the rear-view and wing mirrors . |
| 12 | But , as he drew the car up outside her hotel and turned to look at her , Fabia knew that she could n't afford to be infuriated . |
| 13 | Road test editor David Vivian was spot on when he described the car as ‘ quite simply a revelation . ’ |
| 14 | He was guilty of this offence when he used the car for his own purposes the following day . |
| 15 | He stopped the car , reached over into the back seat and grabbed his truncheon , putting it under her throat and rubbing her legs . |
| 16 | On the way he stopped the car in the city centre to point out dozens of parking meters , all capped with hooded covers . |
| 17 | He stopped the car on the grass verge of the deserted road . |
| 18 | Edward said as he stopped the car outside her house . |
| 19 | When he stopped the car on the way home Sally threw herself at him . |
| 20 | He stopped the car at the Baker Park end . |
| 21 | He stopped the car where the road lost itself in sand and got out . |
| 22 | A little short of four Winds he stopped the car and they shared the remains of the picnic . |
| 23 | ’ He stopped the car at the end of his garden . |
| 24 | He stopped the car and turned to face her . |
| 25 | ‘ Good , ’ said Madeleine quietly as he stopped the car and pulled on the brake . |
| 26 | He stopped the car , but left the temperamental engine idling . |
| 27 | Elizabeth , poor Elizabeth ran into the sunlight and he stopped the car and he got out and Elizabeth ran towards the car until she saw the girl . |
| 28 | He stopped the car outside Greystones . |
| 29 | He stopped the car and turned to look down at her , his eyes running over her , seeing the state she was in , the grazed leg and arm , her rather dirty hands . |
| 30 | And the question that had troubled him in Nairobi swelled , until he stopped the car , wound down the window and with a curious naivete called : ‘ Please tell me : why are the children here hungry ? ’ |